International Dairy Show draws 2000 entries planned in Chicago
Two thousand dairy cattle from many states and Canada expected for the 8th annual International Dairy Show at the International Amphitheatre Chicago October 8 to 15. Entry opens with Shorthorns from Last Chance ranch near Lake Placid. Competing breeds include Ayrshires Brown Swiss Guernseys Jerseys Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns with over 40000 in cash prizes.
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States
Canada
Chicago
New York
Last Chance Ranch
Lake Placid
Blind piano tuner with multiple hobbies from Newcastle
John Ramsay, blind from birth, spoke at the American Association of Workers for the Blind convention in Quebec City. He organized a rhythm band that grew to two groups totaling 36 members and has won top honors at Miramichi music festivals. Ramsay, a piano tuner, travels through northern New Brunswick and is an amateur radio operator.
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Newcastle
N.B
John Ramsay
Quebec City
American Association of Workers For the Blind
Ramsay
Miramichi
New Brunswick
Fundy National Park Noted as Scenic Local Vacation Spot
Saint John reports officials say New Brunswickers overlook Fundy National Park a top eastern Canada destination. The park offers a 130 foot heated salt water pool from the Bay of Fundy and a nine hole golf course beside the coast. Federal facilities cost about 3 million dollars and took five years to complete before opening in 1950 by Lieutenant Governor D. L. MacLaren.
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Saint John
New
Bay of Fundy
Canada
D. L. MacLaren
Packing for a trip a calm simple process says Carol Low
Tips from Carol Low urge ahead planning a be sure to take list a week before travel. She notes two pieces of luggage suffice for 3000 miles and advises crush resistant versatile clothing, shoe bags, leak proof containers, and plastic luggage liners to keep items clean and wrinkle free.
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Cry Cleaner
Old Ceremony Attracts Crowds In Victoria Harbour
An ancient British military ceremony on the legislative buildings lawns draws large summer crowds. Major Bren Murdock, an alderman and WWII veteran, started the event three years ago. A 69-man guard, a band in old blue uniforms, and a 25-pounder volley mark the sunset, as the flag is lowered and handed to a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. Abide with Me and God Save the Queen follow. Major F. D. Nelson of the Royal Canadian Artillery coordinates the event for services and cadets.
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Victoria
Causeway
Bren Murdock
Royal Canadian Mounted
Polish Child to Meet Parents in Canada After Long Separation
Kornel Wasyluk, 14, becomes the first Polish child to arrive in Canada since the war era. He flew from Warsaw to Malton, where Red Cross officials greeted him on Friday, August 5. He will join his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wasyluk of St. Thomas, Ontario, after years apart due to wartime evacuations.
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Kornel Wasyluk
Canada
Red Cross
Malton
Warsaw
Gregory Wasyluk
St. Thomas, Ont
Wasyluks
Poland
Germany
Wrochiw
St. Thomas
Wasyluk
Canadian Red Cross Society
Polish Red Cross
Wrs
Department of External Affairs
Ontario to Build 14.5 Million Burlington Beach Skyway
Final awards set for August 26 by Ontario Highway Minister James N. Allan. Pigott Construction and So McNally and Sons win substructure pier contracts totaling about 14.5 million dollars for the Burlington Beach Skyway, a 8400 foot bridge with four traffic lanes. Completion expected December 31, 1957.
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James N. Allan
Ontaho
M. A. Eison
Burlington Beach Skyway
Province of
Ontario
Ditrict
Burlington Beach
A McNamara Construction Co. Ltd
Toronto
Hamilton Bay
Pigott Construction Co. Ltd
Hamilton
So McNally and Sons Ltd
Pigott
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DON
S. Bexto
Jeweller
Watchmak
Mill Street
Home Folk Overlook
Fundy National Park
E. L. Buchner
Optometrist
Acton
Mill ST. E. Acton
Carol Low
Women's Travel Authority
God Save the Queen
F. D. Nelson
The
Royal Canadian Artillery
Militia
Navy
Army
Air Force
Canadian Government Travel Bureau
Lakeview Heights
N.H.A
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